| Okrug Gornji | |
|---|---|
  Okrug Gornji | |
| Coordinates: 43°29′41.1″N 16°15′55.8″E / 43.494750°N 16.265500°E / 43.494750; 16.265500 | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County | Split-Dalmatia |
| Municipality | Okrug |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.1 km (2.7 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,760 |
| • Density | 390/km (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Okrug Gornji is a village in the municipality of Okrug, Croatia, located on the western side of the island of Čiovo. Okrug Gornji (lit. 'Upper Okrug') is a traditional Dalmatian village, paired with Okrug Donji (lit. 'Lower Okrug').
Newly built holiday homes and hotels along the island's coast have linked Trogir and Okrug Gornji into a continuous urban and suburban area. Okrug Gornji is a traditional fishing harbor at the end of a beach, while Okrug Donji remains a separate village further west. The region has a mild Mediterranean climate, dense subtropical and Mediterranean vegetation, an archipelago of little islands, little bays and beaches.
There are many restaurants and taverns in Okrug Gornji and Donji with a varied choice of original Dalmatian specialities.
The average temperature is 16.3 °C (61 °F) and there is an average of 281 days per year with an average temperature above 10 °C (50 °F). Okrug is claimed to be one of the most attractive tourist destinations in Croatia with its 2,670 hours of sunshine per year.
References
- Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
- "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
- ^ "O općini". okrug.hr (in Croatian). Okrug Municipality. Archived from the original on 2013-11-10. Retrieved 2013-11-10.